This
site is designed to provide 5th-8th grade students with information
about NASA's life sciences research, focusing on the model specimen
Drosophila melanogaster, or the common fruit fly. This site
is aligned with national life science standards.

Why is NASA sending fruit flies into space?

What do NASA's Life Sciences researchers study?

How can fruit flies help NASA's scientists and future space explorers?

How do NASA’s space biologists apply the scientific method
to their work?

What might happen to humans' immune system in space?

Exploring
this site will provide you with answers to these questions, plus the
opportunity to ask fruit fly experts questions and hypothesize what
you think will happen to the flies when they travel in space! Enjoy!

Click here to take a pre-test
to see how much you already know about flies in space!